The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-23
SYMBOLS OF FATE.
;=ADINo THE FUTURE IN THE GEO
METRIC LINES OF TEA GROUNDS.


Tho Teacup Oracle an Inexpensive Form
,of Destiny. but Not So Social as, PeipnS
l>iry--where the Mystic Quality Lies,
! omens. ..;.s,.si ;;qg,f r
+ Fone--two--three.S ll,,s,fgt 9'
What does TINT nealiip !, i''- 3fiE es
~You must hold the teactp afoft and .twiri
j, t,.ree times ia order 10 sbi.his the tea
55'cs,'ids in;o FORTUNE Tell ~ sha!je.s 81 4f
ps s0h, tit- is a case Of; well shaken before
kslicn,1 is itgN' 7. ". y 's.ti her' y9'lh
rtfsf es, fortune tliat only covered the bot
aical,of the teacup would be ;tvery uninterest-
. ing ene." ttt Dr2
"pAis," said the sibyl, describing circle in
sle bottom Of tho cup, dis tho course Of true
owe and it,runs smooth this triangle OF black
s,cc,;s is a wish. This blacl; square is a let
tsi'; this flock of birds means good news,
Here nTenoney and a surprise 'sNHa
@Whatis is that thing in the side of the cupG'
rphat is an anchor Of tea leaves; it - the
symbol of hope" aia,ar
"iIore is visitor in my cur cries one.
site it; if it h hard it is man. If It is
{ Of it is Il lady, 4 M f.I
Tho loay tea joint is flshed out and proves
% A2 soft, 30 the guest Will be lady. The
gifted member of company who can read
rro teacups finds Ler ha.,ls full No guest is
50 Cc5nilod that she does not evince some
curiosity as TO her future. Sometimes the
nildest nlaanered one fluds gallows in the
;iys,ical drcgs ,5,
Whom the leaves have no shape, but are
;,lssed in dark pyramid, it is aFbad for
tune" Occasionally the distinct Shape OF 1
celia can be traced. Then an en.rancing
shulder runs through the entire group. The
pio5 thckensl The interest deepens. The
tea leaves become important, factors IN the
happiness Of a household.
THE CEoMETRIc LINES M -aa
Experts in. forecassing events fnd rare
things in tho geometric lines Of tea grounds,
and it has become the fashion at tea gather
i1gi to read aloud each cup in turn, some
ladies' even declining to leave the table until
the cup is read. Hr , ~
10 is NOT as sociGble social custom as palm
istry. A man who despises -ho tattling Of a
ten cup has no aversion to having bis hand
held by a pretty girl while the lines are read
But as men are not as a rulo given to tea
drinking they will not grope after futurity i'll
tho leaves
But tho teacup oracle is very harmless,
iRuxpensiYe form of destiny. Its present
popularity is doubtless owing to that secret
craving after the supernatural which marks
tbe'age. II gives expression to al, almost de
spairing wish to see into the coming tomor-
t3w
And in response to this demand come the
1oothsayers, astrologers, seers, clairvoyants,
.eventh daughters of seventh daughters and
o'hers who predict future ev snts There are
secret sessions wilera the flower and chivalry
os tho best society tend, paying fee that
r4nges from 81 to SS-1ust from curiosity,
rou know
What to learn? nH b
The secrets of tie past, present or future.
There is always some lucky hit-lucky for
tAo fortune teller. raF.
The most Of people who have lived to any
go have friends coming from distance
jIany have relatives who die and le@ve them
fortunes Young people are usually in love
With some one of the opposite sex who is either
lark or fair, and journey is imminent in
nearly all conditions. Crossing the water
may mean going over ferry or running
brook, as well as an ocean. g,g4 55a'
THE MYSTIC QUALITY. -bi
But the mystic o,,nlitv ltes in tba fact that
that the person telling all these tl,inos Is an
announced seer-born with n caul ike David
cooperfeld and havilr intimate relations
yith the world of futu,ity and the powers o,
,,,vstery. fr 81 I1r.
No natter how ignorant of the civilizipr
inIuepaes Of this life the insoired fortune
teller may be. how cheaoly gotten uo, or with